[CIVIL WAR] General Philip H. Sheridan Manuscript Order, 1865

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Important Manuscript Order, signed by brevet Col. G.A. Forsyth, 1p, narrow 8vo, on stationery imprinted “Headquarter Middle Division,” Charlottesville, VA.1865, March 4. “By Order of Major Genl Sheridan,” he directs that “All officers & soldier will respect the family & property of Mrs. [Varina] Davis.”Some foxing, uneven top edge, small tear in right margin, but VG. At the time of this order, Sheridan was on his way east to join Gen U.S. Grant before Petersburg. Having secured the Shenandoah Valley for the Union, he sensed that the end was near, and his army to be “in at the death.”

Philip G. Sheridan (1831-1888) American soldier; Union general, rising to become one of the most successful field commanders; instrumental in forcing Lee’s surrender at Appomattox; afterward a fierce Indian fighter and General of the Army.